diff --git a/components/header.js b/components/header.js
index 66593564..30316f75 100644
--- a/components/header.js
+++ b/components/header.js
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ export default function Header ({ sub }) {
     }
   }
 
+  const showJobIndicator = sub !== 'jobs' && (!me || me.noteJobIndicator) &&
+    (!lastCheckedJobs || lastCheckedJobs < subLatestPost?.subLatestPost)
+
   const NavItems = ({ className }) => {
     return (
       <>
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ export default function Header ({ sub }) {
                 jobs
               </Nav.Link>
             </Link>
-            {sub !== 'jobs' && (!me || me.noteJobIndicator) && (!lastCheckedJobs || lastCheckedJobs < subLatestPost?.subLatestPost) &&
+            {showJobIndicator &&
               <span className={styles.jobIndicator}>
                 <span className='invisible'>{' '}</span>
               </span>}
diff --git a/components/item-full.js b/components/item-full.js
index 562d9e1a..60f6c1f2 100644
--- a/components/item-full.js
+++ b/components/item-full.js
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import { Button } from 'react-bootstrap'
 import { TwitterTweetEmbed } from 'react-twitter-embed'
 import YouTube from 'react-youtube'
 import useDarkMode from 'use-dark-mode'
-import { useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import Poll from './poll'
+import { commentsViewed } from '../lib/new-comments'
 
 function BioItem ({ item, handleClick }) {
   const me = useMe()
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ function ItemText ({ item }) {
 }
 
 export default function ItemFull ({ item, bio, ...props }) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    commentsViewed(item)
+  }, [item.lastCommentAt])
+
   return (
     <>
       {item.parentId
diff --git a/components/item.js b/components/item.js
index a4b7c31c..f41559c2 100644
--- a/components/item.js
+++ b/components/item.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import Pin from '../svgs/pushpin-fill.svg'
 import reactStringReplace from 'react-string-replace'
 import Toc from './table-of-contents'
 import PollIcon from '../svgs/bar-chart-horizontal-fill.svg'
+import { Badge } from 'react-bootstrap'
+import { newComments } from '../lib/new-comments'
 
 export function SearchTitle ({ title }) {
   return reactStringReplace(title, /:high\[([^\]]+)\]/g, (match, i) => {
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, showFwdUser, toc, children }) {
     useState(mine && (Date.now() < editThreshold))
   const [wrap, setWrap] = useState(false)
   const titleRef = useRef()
+  const [hasNewComments, setHasNewComments] = useState(false)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setWrap(
@@ -41,6 +44,11 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, showFwdUser, toc, children }) {
         titleRef.current.clientHeight)
   }, [])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // if we are showing toc, then this is a full item
+    setHasNewComments(!toc && newComments(item))
+  }, [item])
+
   return (
     <>
       {rank
@@ -82,7 +90,10 @@ export default function Item ({ item, rank, showFwdUser, toc, children }) {
                 <span> \ </span>
               </>}
             <Link href={`/items/${item.id}`} passHref>
-              <a title={`${item.commentSats} sats`} className='text-reset'>{item.ncomments} comments</a>
+              <a title={`${item.commentSats} sats`} className='text-reset'>
+                {item.ncomments} comments
+                {hasNewComments && <>{' '}<Badge className={styles.newComment} variant={null}>new</Badge></>}
+              </a>
             </Link>
             <span> \ </span>
             <span>
diff --git a/components/item.module.css b/components/item.module.css
index 75fe64ab..41b8515d 100644
--- a/components/item.module.css
+++ b/components/item.module.css
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ a.title:visited {
     flex: 1 0 128px;
 }
 
+.newComment {
+    color: var(--theme-grey) !important;
+    background: var(--theme-clickToContextColor) !important;
+}
+
 .pin {
     fill: #a5a5a5;
     margin-right: .2rem;
diff --git a/components/reply.js b/components/reply.js
index 4239e698..44fade81 100644
--- a/components/reply.js
+++ b/components/reply.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import TextareaAutosize from 'react-textarea-autosize'
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import FeeButton from './fee-button'
+import { commentsViewedAfterComment } from '../lib/new-comments'
 
 export const CommentSchema = Yup.object({
   text: Yup.string().required('required').trim()
@@ -57,8 +58,10 @@ export default function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen }) {
           }
         })
 
+        const ancestors = item.path.split('.')
+
         // update all ancestors
-        item.path.split('.').forEach(id => {
+        ancestors.forEach(id => {
           cache.modify({
             id: `Item:${id}`,
             fields: {
@@ -68,6 +71,11 @@ export default function Reply ({ item, onSuccess, replyOpen }) {
             }
           })
         })
+
+        // so that we don't see indicator for our own comments, we record this comments as the latest time
+        // but we also have record num comments, in case someone else commented when we did
+        const root = ancestors[0]
+        commentsViewedAfterComment(root, createComment.createdAt)
       }
     }
   )
diff --git a/lib/new-comments.js b/lib/new-comments.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e63ad86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/new-comments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const COMMENTS_VIEW_PREFIX = 'commentsViewedAt'
+const COMMENTS_NUM_PREFIX = 'commentsViewNum'
+
+export function commentsViewed (item) {
+  if (!item.parentId && item.lastCommentAt) {
+    localStorage.setItem(`${COMMENTS_VIEW_PREFIX}:${item.id}`, new Date(item.lastCommentAt).getTime())
+    localStorage.setItem(`${COMMENTS_NUM_PREFIX}:${item.id}`, item.ncomments)
+  }
+}
+
+export function commentsViewedAfterComment (rootId, createdAt) {
+  localStorage.setItem(`${COMMENTS_VIEW_PREFIX}:${rootId}`, new Date(createdAt).getTime())
+  const existingRootComments = localStorage.getItem(`${COMMENTS_NUM_PREFIX}:${rootId}`) || 0
+  localStorage.setItem(`${COMMENTS_NUM_PREFIX}:${rootId}`, existingRootComments + 1)
+}
+
+export function newComments (item) {
+  if (!item.parentId) {
+    const commentsViewedAt = localStorage.getItem(`${COMMENTS_VIEW_PREFIX}:${item.id}`)
+    const commentsViewNum = localStorage.getItem(`${COMMENTS_NUM_PREFIX}:${item.id}`)
+
+    if (commentsViewedAt && commentsViewNum) {
+      return commentsViewedAt < new Date(item.lastCommentAt).getTime() || commentsViewNum < item.ncomments
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false
+}